Legal Opinion
State v. Denten Corp.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 9, 1980No. [No. 112, September Term, 1979.]PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRodowsky, J.
The question presented here is the extent to which First Amendment principles developed in connection with the seizure of presumptively protected, but allegedly obscene, communications material are to be engrafted upon the seizure of such material as evidence of the alleged violation of the criminal provisions of the licensing requirements of Maryland’s motion picture censorship law.
On October 18, 1978 Baltimore City police executed a search and seizure warrant at Follies Bookstore, 416 E. Baltimore Street, and seized 32 "peep show” films which were allegedly being exhibited by the appellees…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Stanley v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Freedman v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Young v. American Mini Theatres, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Grosjean v. American Press Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Marcus v. Search Warrant of PropertySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by4 opinions
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